Last night I found out that some shortlister from the LA Consulate found out her placement from her coordinator. She is apparently going to Kamogawa, Chiba. Does that mean results are gonna come out soon or does that mean she’s trolling? Is Kamogawa a designated city or apart of the Chiba prefecture JETs? I find it funny […]

Today, I decided to check the page my coordinator has set up for us shortlisters to keep track of our documents and I saw this little gem: Yep! All paperwork in! I don’t know when she got my background check, so I have to assume it was yesterday or the day before. I’m all clear. […]

Today I received my transcripts from my school that proved I earned my Bachelors. I opened it up, checked to make sure everything was okay, then shoved it into a priority mail envelope and shipped it off. Should get to my consulate tomorrow. And that’s it! All my documents are in. Now I wait for placement, which […]

In 100 days I’ll be on a plane to Japan. It still hasn’t kicked in yet. Probably because I haven’t received my placement. That little line, the one where JET’s like this offer is contingent upon receiving placement by a contracting organization, has made appearing on the shortlist all the more…. unofficial. There were a lot of […]

So, the other day I decided to get my IDP. I plan on driving in Japan and I needed the permit in order to drive without having to get my Japanese driver’s license once I get there. The IDP is good for one year from the date on the thing and you can not renew […]